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Volume 62, No. 21

208/2019

The British Columbia Gazette,

Part II

November 5, 2019

B.C. Reg. 208/2019 , deposited October 23, 2019, under the SAFETY STANDARDS ACT [sections 8 and 88 (2)]. Ministerial Order M371/2019, dated October 22, 2019.

I, Selina Robinson, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, order that, effective April 1, 2020, the Gas Safety Regulation, B.C. Reg. 103/2004, is amended as set out in the attached Appendix.

— S. ROBINSON, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing .

Appendix

Section 2 of the Gas Safety Regulation, B.C. Reg. 103/2004, is amended by adding the following definition:

"container" means a cylinder or tank used to store

(

a) propane, or

(

b) natural gas in a gaseous state to be used in a vehicle fuel system; .

Section 7 is amended

(

a) by repealing subsection (1) and substituting the following:

(1) An applicant for a class B certificate of qualification must

(

a) have successfully completed a gas fitting course recognized by a provincial safety manager and

(

i) hold an industry training credential in gas fitting, plumbing, steamfitting, refrigeration or sprinkler fitting, or

(ii) have held a gas utility certificate of qualification for at least 2 years,

(

b) be a trainee in a gas fitting program recognized by a provincial safety manager, or

(

c) have an equivalent combination of experience and training acceptable to a provincial safety manager and have attained the standing acceptable to a provincial safety manager in a gas fitting course and examination that have been recognized by a provincial safety manager. , and

(

b) by repealing subsections (3) and (4) and substituting the following:

(3) In addition to the work referred to in subsection (2), a person is entitled, if the conditions of subsection (4) are met, to perform the installation or alteration, under an appropriate permit, of the following:

(

a) a fan assisted appliance;

(

b) a natural draft appliance;

(

c) any other appliance, if the appliance has an input of 220 kW or less.

(4) For the purposes of subsection (3), the conditions that must be met are as follows:

(

a) the appliance must display

(

i) a certification mark, or

(ii) an approval mark issued under

section 10 of the Act;

(

b) the person must hold a valid class B gas fitter certificate of qualification, issued on or before March 31, 2020, that entitles the person to perform the work referred to in subsection (3).

Section 11 (1) is amended by striking out " a course in gas appliance service training acceptable to " and substituting " a course in gas appliance servicing recognized by ".

Section 12 (1) (

a) is amended by striking out " be the holder of " and substituting " hold ".

Section 13 (1) is repealed and the following substituted:

(1) An applicant for a recreation vehicle installation and service certificate of qualification

(

a) must hold a recreation vehicle service technician certificate of qualification with an interprovincial red seal endorsement, or

(

b) must

(

i) have successfully completed a course in recreation vehicle appliance installation and servicing recognized by a provincial safety manager, and

(ii) provide documented evidence, acceptable to a provincial safety manager, of a minimum of 2 years experience in the installation or repair of recreation vehicle appliances and piping.

Section 14 (1) is amended

(

a) by striking out " that is acceptable to " and substituting " recognized by ", and

(

b) in paragraph (

a) by striking out " be the holder of " and substituting " hold ".

Section 15 (1) is repealed and the following substituted:

(1) An applicant for a compressed natural gas vehicle conversion certificate of qualification must have successfully completed a course in the conversion of vehicles to compressed natural gas recognized by a provincial safety manager, and

(

a) hold a 3 year automotive industry training credential, or an equivalent 3 year automotive trade certificate, acceptable to a provincial safety manager, or

(

b) provide documented evidence, acceptable to a provincial safety manager, of a minimum of 3 years of automotive tune-up experience.

Section 16 (1) is repealed and the following substituted:

(1) An applicant for a compressed natural gas and liquefied petroleum gas vehicle conversion certificate of qualification must have successfully completed a course in the conversion of vehicles to compressed natural gas and liquefied petroleum gas recognized by a provincial safety manager, and

(

a) hold a 3 year automotive industry training credential or an equivalent 3 year automotive trade certificate, acceptable to a provincial safety manager, or

(

b) provide documented evidence, acceptable to a provincial safety manager, of a minimum of 3 years of automotive tune-up experience.

Section 17 (1) (

a) is amended by striking out " be the holder of " and substituting " hold ".

Section 18 (1) is amended by striking out " training in utility installations satisfactory to " and substituting " training in utility installations acceptable to ".

Section 28 is amended

(

a) in subsection (1) (

c) by striking out " cylinders or vehicle tanks " and substituting " containers ", and

(

b) in subsection (8) by striking out " that has been approved by " and substituting " recognized by ".

Section 30 (1) is amended

(

a) by repealing paragraphs (e), (

h) and (i), and

(

b) by adding the following paragraphs:

(

j) CSA B108-18 Natural gas refuelling stations installation code;

(

k) CSA B109-17 Natural gas for vehicles installation code.

Section 31 is repealed and the following substituted:

Installation and use of gas appliances

(1) A person must not install an appliance unless the appliance conforms to the conditions of one of the following paragraphs:

(

a) the appliance displays

(

i) a certification mark, or

(ii) an approval mark issued under

section 10 of the Act;

(

b) the appliance

(

i) has a maximum input below 120 kW,

(ii) is being reinstalled in the same location from which it was uninstalled, and

(iii) has been examined, repaired if necessary and verified to be in safe working condition by a gas fitter.

(2) A person must not use a portable gas heater for temporary heating unless the conditions of both of the following paragraphs are met:

(

a) the heater bears a current decal, valid for 2 years, indicating that the heater is in safe working condition;

(

b) the decal referred to in paragraph (

a) is applied by a person who holds an appropriate certificate of qualification.

Section 2.1 of the

Schedule is amended in Clause 4.26.1 by striking out " CSA-B214-12 " and substituting " CSA-B214-16 ".

Section 4 of the

Schedule is amended in clause (c) (

i) by striking out " tanks and cylinders " and substituting " containers ".

Section 10 of the

Schedule is amended by striking out "added after Clause 8.14.12 of CSA-B149.1-15" and substituting "added after Clause 8.14.13 of CSA-B149.1-15".

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